Greco-Persian Wars
series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and poleis of the Hellenic world in the fifth century BCE
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Summary
Greco-Persian Wars is a series of wars[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of series of wars entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,729 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Ancient Greece[3]
- Commons category: Greco–Persian Wars[4]
- Has part(s): First Persian invasion of Greece[5], Second Persian invasion of Greece[6], Ionian Revolt[7]
- Start time: 499 BC[8]
- End time: 449 BC[9]
- Participant: Classical Athens[10], Achaemenid Empire[11], Sparta[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greco-Persian Wars[13]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- P14541: 4g5Vu9[22]
Why It Matters
Greco-Persian Wars has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]